Day 7

Today I'm grateful for Friday Night Lights. It's such a good show. I'm hooked. I watch too many tv shows as it is but this one by far beats them out. I love the premise of the whole thing and seriously live vicariously through these people. I cry when they cry, I laugh when they laugh, and my stomach fluttered when Matt Saracen asked Julie on a date. If you haven't seen it, you should probably start watching it because it's that good.

Day 6

Most of you probably think I'm going to say that I'm grateful to be an American and that I can vote. But you're wrong. That's not what I'm thankful for today. Probably because I suck at being an American and I forgot to order my absentee ballot until a few days ago and of course it never came in the mail. Trust me, I feel pretty guilty about it. So today I am grateful for sweatshirts. I am convinced that where my new desk sits at work is at least 10 degrees colder than where my old office was. It gets so cold. I have to wear at least a sweatshirt or jacket just to function. So, today I'm grateful for my BYU hoodie.

P.S. Let's all take a moment of silence because this girl didn't use any ... in this post.

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I've realized that I use a ton of these: ...

It's a really bad habit. And to be honest, I don't even think I know how to use ... properly. It's actually really annoying. If I don't use ... in my sentences when I type, I literally can't think straight. My words don't come out right...my sentences aren't right...I can't think of what I want to say. But who am I kidding...my sentences aren't right anyway when I use ...

So, can someone PLEASE teach me the correct usage of ... so that I can type and think like a normal human being.

Day 5

Today I am grateful for my mint truffle hot chocolate. Besides the fact that it nearly burned my lips off, I'm still grateful for it. It is mmm mmm good...too bad it's not sponsered by Campbells. Anywho, I'm grateful to be drinking my hot chocolate, laying in my sweats in a warm apartment...well not so warm I guess. I'm convinced it is sometimes colder in our apartment that it is outside. But that's beside the point. Life is good.

Day 4: Tender Mercies

Today I'm grateful for my calling as the Primary President in our ward. I seriously love those kids to death. It's amazing to see the miracles that God provides. Today we made some improvement with a little boy in sunbeams. He is usually a terror and today was no different except for the fact that I was able to talk to him without him telling me to go away. That may not seem like much at all but to me it meant the world. A couple weeks ago, I was at a loss for what to do and thought there was no hope. God's tender mercy today changed my attitude and can't wait to see the progress this little boy makes. Baby steps is all it takes.

Day 3

I'm grateful today for my sissy Lori. She rocked it at her rugby game this afternoon. It was so fun to watch her play. She is one tough girl let me tell you...walking off that field with blood on her jersey. Can't wait to watch more games and hopefully the national championship. Love you girl.

Month of Thanks

Since it's November and it is a month devoted to Thanks I want to try and blog about at least one thing I'm thankful for every day. I know a lot of other people are probably doing the same thing but I think it helps to remember the good things in life so I'm going to do it too. Since I missed yesterday, I'm going to do two today.

1. Yesterday I was thankful for my job. It was extremely busy yesterday- I didn't have time to take a lunch because I was at meetings and working on projects all day, I stayed almost an hour later than usual but I came home feeling really happy about my day. I felt really accomplished and I'm grateful for a job that pays me so well. I have a great boss and I love the people I work with.

2. Today I am grateful for a healthy body. I woke up at 5:15 this morning like I do every day and went for a run. I went to work and felt fine and after about 20 minutes of being there I felt super sick. My vitamin and banana did not mesh well in my tummy this morning. It's the times when I'm sick that I feel especially grateful for when I am healthy.

And just for kicks...one more thing I'm grateful for is the fact that it is November now and I can officially say that I am going to Italy NEXT month! WOOOO!